iFixit iFix…The World: The Sustainia Award Our society is good at building stuff—from large structures to small devices to entire communities. But what happens when we challenge ourselves to build something even greater? What if we… September 26, 2013 by Cait Emma Smith
Teardowns A Tale of Two (New) iMac Teardowns Apple sent out a little press release this morning and announced a minor spec bump to its now-ancient 2012 iMacs. Not resting on our iPhone 5s/c teardown laurels — nor… September 25, 2013 by Miro Djuric
Teardowns Apple A7 Uses Samsung’s 28 NM Manufacturing Process Last week, while we were disassembling the iPhone 5s into pieces, Chipworks was able to confirm that the manufacturer of Apple's A7 processor was indeed Samsung. Not being content with… September 24, 2013 by Miro Djuric
Teardowns Apple’s Mysterious M7 Processor Uncovered Further digging by Chipworks gave us the identity of Apple's mysterious M7 processor, a chip that was conspicuously absent from last night's iPhone 5s teardown. It's an NXP LP180 device… September 20, 2013 by Miro Djuric
Teardowns Apple’s A7 Processor is Made by Samsung There was mighty speculation among the internet as to the manufacturer of Apple’s new A7 processor. We uncovered it last night during the iPhone 5s teardown, but now Chipworks has… September 20, 2013 by Miro Djuric
Teardowns iPhone 5s Teardown Completed Thanks to a little time zone hacking, we managed to get our iPhone 5s before the official release day in the States (a big thank you to everyone on the… September 20, 2013 by Miro Djuric
Tech News iPhone 5 Is Dead. Long Live iPhone(s 5s and 5c)! With the fervor, the fanfare, and the hoopla surrounding the release of the new iPhones, you may find that your iPhone 4S or your iPhone 5 looks just a little… September 19, 2013 by Julia Bluff
iFixit Whole New Android App Experience on iFixit Thousands of people have contributed repair guides to iFixit, but the process is time consuming—take photos, then copy them to your computer, upload to iFixit and make the guide. Lots… September 18, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Repair Stories 17 Reasons Why the Reno Air Races Are Awesome What do you get when you combine planes, pilots, and aerobatics? The Reno Air Races! This weekend I took a road-trip up to Reno, Nevada. I brought along 3 friends,… September 17, 2013 by Cait Emma Smith
Repair Stories One Simple Thing: GungGung’s Repair Legacy It’s likely you’ve seen today’s fashionistas sporting bright, chunky watches—with shimmer and diamonds. Watches that proudly show off classy brand names like Michael, Kate, or Marc. And while I do enjoy… September 12, 2013 by Cait Emma Smith